Post by petrolino on Jun 1, 2019 14:53:40 GMT
I'm not entirely sure where southern fried, horror comedy stoner duo Tommy & Haley Slama are from originally as they seem to hold down connections to Alabama and Tennessee in addition to their creative base in Texas. Tommy Slama gained contacts in the comic book world while working in Dallas and Fort Worth, expanding his reach to Ennis and Corsicana while building a repertory company to populate his movies.
The Slamas met writer-director Calvin Hall in Texas and they set about making movies together. They have a loyal cult following among horror fans.
'ENNIS, TX — A childhood love of classic horror films brought an Ennis couple together to try their luck at making their own movies. Although they’re no longer married, the pair is still one when it comes to the pastime they share. Tommy Slama, former owner of a local video and comic book shop, has nurtured a near lifelong interest in filmmaking. Writing screenplays as a kid, he focused on comedy, his first love. “The stories didn’t have much of a plot, just a lot of jokes,” he admitted.
1014ennHe’s since been able to blend hilarity with horror in the series of independently produced films he and Haley Watson have produced. “We really dig the bad movie,” Tommy laughed. “Or I should say the good bad movie. You know — goofy, campy stuff. All our movies are really only comedies with a horror theme.” Tommy and Haley make no pretense at being highbrow filmmakers, but their dedication to the craft they’ve mastered in the indie field is evident and inspiring. Their output may be offbeat, low-budget flicks, but that’s the way they want it. So, apparently, does the segment of the movie-going public that has made a cult of B movies.'
1014ennHe’s since been able to blend hilarity with horror in the series of independently produced films he and Haley Watson have produced. “We really dig the bad movie,” Tommy laughed. “Or I should say the good bad movie. You know — goofy, campy stuff. All our movies are really only comedies with a horror theme.” Tommy and Haley make no pretense at being highbrow filmmakers, but their dedication to the craft they’ve mastered in the indie field is evident and inspiring. Their output may be offbeat, low-budget flicks, but that’s the way they want it. So, apparently, does the segment of the movie-going public that has made a cult of B movies.'
- Press Release, Fright Flix
Tommy 'Alabama' Slama
Do you enjoy any movies directed by Calvin Hall or Tommy Slama?
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